Careers

WORKING AT KENES – A GLOBAL COMPANY, THAT FEELS LIKE HOME 

­Creating a truly remarkable event takes professionals. Creating 3,600 conferences in more than 100 cities around the globe, with over 160,000 participants per year, takes a very special kind of passion. The kind you’ll find every day in the people that work at Kenes. For over fifty years, we’ve been nurturing talent and providing opportunities for career growth. It’s the reason we are one of the world’s leading Professional Conference Organisers (PCOs). If you are serious about events, come join our growing family.

Kenes is keen on building and maintaining a global team of confident, competent, customer-oriented employees. We are more than 350 strong – a true ‘family’ of dedicated professionals who provide the best possible service and support to clients around the globe. Simply put, Kenes employees are initiative-takers, doers, starters, and finishers.

At Kenes, we ask you to bring your personality to work. We aim to reflect the diverse nature of society and value our employees’ contributions irrespective of age, sex, race, or religion. We are a team of multinational, multicultural, multilingual and multitalented individuals. Kenes is looking for creative, ambitious and dedicated individuals to join our team. We offer the opportunity for personal and professional growth, with a competitive salary and benefits package.

If you are interested in joining a uniquely professional and enthusiastic team, view the open positions below or send your CV to careers@kenes.com.

You want to see behind the scenes? Have a look at the first birthday celebration video from our newest addition – the Sofia Office: https://youtu.be/esP1Mi3RyS8

Research Manager – Tel Aviv

Kenes Group has an exciting opportunity for a Research Manager to lead a team of research experts for Medical Congresses.
We are looking for a candidate with knowledge in healthcare, life science and pharma.

In this role, you will deliver insightful research on the healthcare sector and support the Marketing and Sales teams.

Responsibilities:

 

  • Extensive market and industry research: collect, organize, and analyze opinions and data, explore issues, and predict trends
  • Provide strategic level informational and consultative support to decision makers regarding future initiatives
  • Get to know Kenes Group clients and their audiences: prepare the congress competitive analysis, as well as understand and validate the congress program in terms of its relevancy to the target audience and industry support. Suggest possible new topics
  • Define the unique value of attending a congress compared to other alternatives
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge on the therapeutic field and its marketing dynamics
  • Analyze industry trends, and follow pipeline developments, patents, and industry changes, such as mergers, acquisitions and the status of clinical trials
  • Create reports, forecasts, and sales target analyses
  • Content recommendations for marketing purposes
  • Manage a team of research experts

Requirements:

  • Excellent research capabilities and analytical skills
  • Familiar with a diverse range of research and analysis methodologies, as well as the ability to match them to company needs
  • At least 2 years managing a research team
  • Creativity and problem-solving skills
  • Business awareness
  • Proactive approach
  • Multi-tasking skills and a quick learner
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Team player
  • Mother-tongue command of the English language in writing

M.Sc. in pharmacology, life science, biology, or related discipline; Ph.D. – an advantage

Please email your CV to: careers@kenes.com

Position Code: #26-2020

Controller assistant – Tel Aviv

Responsibilities: 

  • Preparations of financial statements: monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
  • Preparation of Tax reports
  • Monthly reports to management
  • VAT reporting in Israel and abroad
  • Work relationships with other positions inside and outside the Organization

Job skills required:

  • 2- 3 years experience from an international organization
  • Internship in one of the big 4
  • Fluency in English
  • Proficient in Excel
  • Detailed-oriented with superior analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Independent, multi-tasking ability and team player.

Please email your CV to: careers@kenes.com

Position Code: #25-2020

Applications Support – Sofia

Kenes Group is looking for an application support person who will be responsible for our events abstract submission process and back office support.

Responsibilities:

  • Set up back office and online systems,
  • System Q&A from the back office and user side
  • Prepare system for meetings with scientific committees and allocate materials for meetings
  • Generate progress reports including statistical reports
  • Support congress participants after abstract submission
  • Set up links for online programme
  • Set up/manage scientific programme (data entry, scheduling, programme drafts, generate reports)
  • Prepare materials for print/online publication including XML, eBook, congress app
  • Preparation and management of all aspects of the scientific programme
  • Work with the committee on the scientific programme including abstract processing/scheduling
  • Receive/upload information/data to the congress database
  • Provide texts (in English) for project literature including proofreading
  • Manage, track and QA the scientific programme
  • Adhere to work procedures and production deadlines
  • Track project material (e.g. abstracts)

Requirements:

  • Highly detail-oriented, well organised, attention to detail and accuracy, able to process vast amounts of data
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and work under pressure for long periodswhile meeting tight deadlines
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to draft correspondence in English
  • Excellent communication skills, Service oriented
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Excellent knowledge for Excel, Word, PP

Education and Experience:

  • Minimum 1-2 years of professional experience in administration support
  • Excellent English (verbal & written) Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Outlook.

Please email your CV to: careers@kenes.com

Position Code: #13-20